'It is little surprise that French electroacoustic composer Berangere Maximin's musical path has consisted of both conservatory studies under Denis Dufour and stints in rock and world bands. Her solo debut ('Tant Que Les Heures Passent' released on Tzadik in mid 2008) consists of six works that expound upon the tape manipulations of Pierre Schaeffer, but whose sense of drama maintains her contact with the popular musical forms that she has partaken in. Maximin clearly has a knack for making the most of her tools. Using only tape and voice, she displays a highly mature sense of patience in her composition, allowing each piece to unfold into its own entity that is ripe with morsels of surprising humor and effect. The composer can utilize these sounds to create works of strong individual character and impressive emotive depth.' Henry Smith, Brainwashed. 'Certainly her music is vividly direct (...) This music enacts the coming together of sounds found and contrived. Maximin's light touch and discreet dramatic effectiveness bear comparison with Luc Ferrari's deft musical essays on relationships between incident and intention....Altogether a nourishing selection.' Julian Cowley, The Wire. 'She creates landscapes that pull you in and hold your attention with a keen sense of detail and subtle sense of surprise. A seductive and beautiful debut CD from one of the most personal and passionate new voices in electroacoustic music.' John Zorn, Tzadik.